Tag: Bluefield
Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 10,447 at the 2010 census. It is also the core city of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,342.
Bluefield is located at 37°15′44″N 81°13′7″W / 37.26222°N 81.21861°W / 37.26222; -81.21861 (37.262219, -81.218674) in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia near Bluefield, Virginia.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.7 square miles (22.6 km²), all of it land.
Bluefield is a mountain city with a Humid continental climate, characterized by cold, snowy winters and warm, pleasant summers. The hottest temperature ever recorded in the city was 97°F with the coldest temperature at −21°F. On average, summers reach the low 80’s and winter nights dip into the mid 20’s.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,451 people, 5,038 households, and 3,078 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,311.3 people per square mile…
